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The looming figure of Muhammad Ali arrived in Lewiston once more - this time, permanently. Nearly 60 years to the day since ...
The 10-foot bronze sculpture commemorates Ali's place in Maine history, when he defeated Sonny Liston in the first round of ...
Standing astride Lewiston’s Main Street, not far from a huge sign that reads “Hopeful,” is a new bronze statue of a resolute Muhammad Ali. His connection to the city is known to the world ...
LEWISTON, Maine (WGME) -- A statue of Muhammad Ali is officially unveiled in Lewiston. The statue of Ali captures the moment of his "phantom punch" at the Lewiston Colisee in 1965, when he knocked ...
Lewiston's Muhammad Ali statue, unveiled recently in front of Bates Mill No. 5, commemorates a famous rematch of two heavyweights, Ali and Sonny Liston, in May 1965. But it took two local ...
Nearly 60 years after Muhammad Ali delivered his legendary “Phantom Punch” in a fight that unexpectedly put Lewiston on the global sports map, the city is honoring the moment — and the man ...
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Lewiston became the unlikely stage for one of the most iconic moments in sports history, the heavyweight championship boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston. Sixty years later ...